St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-31

though inclined to be liberal, and ike JOhn
l.. Sullivan, he spends money freely.
Horses and dogs are hobbies with him.
When in Baltimore he owned handsome
English bull dog, which he was always
ready to enter for scratch also large New
foundland, an inseparable companionwith
his children. He was a regular attendant
At horse races of any kind, and though not
generally known, he has driven trotting
races, and Murphy always claimed for him
that he was as clever with the ribbons as
with the mittens.
During idle hours at the Crib Club he en-
deavored to master the billiard balls, but
after months Of practice he made but little
headway. Tenpins also occupied consider
able of his time but he made but little
progress at it, and after few games, most of
which he would lose, he would retire to the
ring and take his revenge on the punching
bag at which he would hammer away in
his most vigorous style. While training the
Ariel oarsmen kilrain took advantage Of
his opportunity to practice swimming and
before last season closed he was ex-
pert in the water, and was always
ready to swim a race with the best swimmer
of the club. On one occasion the friendship
of the members came near being the cause
Of the loss of his reputation as pugiliSt
He had been in active training for his meet
ing with Jack Ashton and had received ad
vices that the fight was off. whereupon he
accepted an invitation to partake of Il soft
crab supper with some of the boys. After a
hearty meal he returned to the city and
found a telegram ordering him to be ready
to fight the next day. The crabs had been
eaten and there was nothing left for him to
do but go on to New York and fight
This he did, and at the expiration of
eight rounds had knocked Ashton out. Kill
rain has few equals as feeder. In COM
pany with a Baltimore gentleman about
two years since he visited Mayor Grace's
Office in New York city the mayor was
absent, and kilrain was presented to his
private secretary, Mr.. A. L. Scott, who
treated him very kindly, inviting the visit
ors to dine with him at Fort Hamilton.
The day following Mr.. Scott remarked to a
friend that he had had serious doubts as 10
whether his guest was Kilran, Il Southern
merchant or professional man, but kilran's
appetite had dispelled any doubts in his
HlIt. III MS uoItle illt NIlldIll IL all eA-
ample that many III higher spheres
of life could follow with advan-
tage Mrs kilrain is lady of medium
height and splendid physical development,
of mild, pleasing manners and prepossessing
appearance while the baby boy is a little
gladiator and could throw the round shot
long before he could talk whereas Kill
rains little girl, though an exceedingly gen
tie child, is quite clever with her hands
she having CLEANED most of her knowledge
from instruction given her by Johnnie Muir
ply while he was sojourning with kilrain.
This latter parsonage was So closely identi-
fed with all of kilrain's movements that
many citizens mistook him for one of the
kilrain family. kilrain tells this story
on Murphy: A celebrated sculptor
was making statue Of John l.. Sullivan
and sent for Murphy, whose height is about
five feet, weight 1l6 pounds and requested
Murphy to pose as a model, as Sullivan.
legs were not proportioned, and he used the
lines of Murphys limbs, which by the way
are perfect, in carving out the legs of the
statue. The matter of giving Kilrain a pub
lie reception on his return to Baltimore is
being discussed by some of his admirers.
h LEE CLARKE